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Newspaper
The Valley Banner
Location
Elkton, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 2011
Page
2
The 12th annual Town of Grottoes Harvest Festival will run 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sixth Street this Saturday Sept 24. The event features craft and food vendors live music a car cruise-in door prizes a chili cookoff with a $250 prize. Registration for the cookoff is $15 and forms are at www.ci.grottoes.va.us. Call 249-5896 for more information.
The fourth annual Jason Breeden Poker Run will occur Saturday September 24 beginning at Page County High School with registration at 10 a.m. Bikes depart at 11 a.m. Cost is 15 dollars per bike and 5 dollars per rider, top three hands win payouts, meal served afterward, proceeds go to the Proud Panther Booster Club. In case of rain the event shifts to Sunday September 25. Call 421-3330 or 742-1120 for details.
The First Shenandoah Bluegrass Jamboree will be held Saturday Oct 1 in the grassy area outside the Shenandoah Moose lodge north of Naked Creek on US 340. Organized by Shenandoah Merchants Association, the event features The Tradition Page County Ramblers Jollett Lane and more. Bands start at 11 am with open mic 10 11 am. Food and soft drinks available. For info call Shenandoah Town Hall 652 8164 or Letter Perfect 652 2022.
A certified yoga instructor will lead Yoga I and II from 6 to 7 30 p m starting Thursday September 22 at Elkton Ki Aikido located on Old Spotswood Trail above O D and Company. The session costs eight dollars with the first class free. Call 578 3236 for details.
Yolates sessions at the Elkton Area Community Center will be held at 6 30 p m each Monday Wednesday and Thursday. Bette Goodson is the contact and calls for further information at 298 8532.
The Elkton Driver Improvement Class will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the first Saturday of each month at the Elkton location. Instructors include Tommy Butler. the course is court approved and DMV certified with a $65 fee and a $10 early registration discount. Call 820-3616 or email tommybutler comcast net for details.
Brent Leffel provides personalized nutrition and fitness guidance at the Elkton Area Community Center on Blue and Gold Drive. Private consultations cost 30 dollars with follow-ups at 10 dollars. Group consultations for two cost 50 dollars with 8 dollar follow-ups. Call Leffel at 289-9556 or the center at 298-8730 for details.
obituary items note Cody Frazier McCoy 21 of Elkton died Sept 16 2011 born Dec 26 1989 son of Robert S McCoy III and Wes Shifflett. he was a Spotswood High School graduate and Firefighting Skills USA winner. buried Mt Olivet McGaheysville. Statton E Echard 87 of Harrisonburg died Sept 18 2011 a World War II veteran and longtime Rockingham County school bus driver. entombment Sept 22 2011 East Lawn Memorial Gardens with memorial service and contributions to ren and the Port Republic Road building fund.
Grace Fellowship Church at 205 N Fourth St Shenandoah will hold a water baptism Sunday at 3 p.m. Sept 25 along the Shenandoah River. Access via US 340 to Grove Hill Road then four miles to the Hensley property on the left. Pastor Wayne Comer available at 433-1928 or 421-3354 for details.
Saint Peter’s Lutheran Church WLCA to hold a yard and bake sale at 8:30 a.m. Saturday October 29 in the church basement at 199 Fourth St Shenandoah. Proceeds benefit Lutheran Disaster Relief.
A Bipolar Disorder Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday September 27 in the Blue Ridge Room of the Highlands Building at Sunnyside Retirement Community. All community members are welcome to attend.
Evangelist Doug Gocenour opens revival at Lily of the Valley Church 5074 Farmview Road Stanley with 10 45 a m and 6 p m services and Ron Phillips leads 7 p m sessions Mon Wed Sept 26 28 Quint Shepherd speaks 7 p m Sept 29 30 The Shepherds provide special music Wednesday to Friday Also Frank Menhart of Pennsylvania speaks at Lily of the Valley on U S 340 Shenandoah Carries in Sept 23 25 Bear Lithia Springs Baptist hosts revival starting Sept 24 with a full schedule and transportation info available Call 778 2432 244 7822 and 652 8093 and 289 7156 298 1841 The free church news deadline is noon each Monday.
Elkton United Methodist Church at 205 Warren Avenue will hold handbell choir practice at 6 30 p m and chancel choir practice at 7 30 p m every Thursday with new participants welcome. A yard cleanup day is scheduled for Saturday Oct 1.
Beth Neff Myers born October 12 1915 in Clifton Virginia earned a bachelor of science from Madison College in 1938. She worked as a clothing sales rep and a teacher, lived in Ashland McKenney Israel and pursued missionary work. Survived by two sons seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Cremation occurred at Lindsey Harrisonburg with services and burial details provided. Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church fall festival announced for September 24 with breakfast and lunch offerings and takeout meals.
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